Police Can Now Search Cell Phones Without Warrant

Under a recent California Supreme Court ruling, police do not need a warrant to go through a suspect's cell phone. Video courtesy of Fox News.

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I ... he that's getting busted for minor climb only to help the police start digging three yourself but without having obtained a search warrant ... that's the reality in California after the state Supreme Court ruled that it fits within the suspects breach at the time of arrest ... that cellphone is fair game ... they are really say police the ability to really go in and search for mine the data that is in the fall ... is extremely valuable to long Forstmann Bixby Medion public safety ... this is government Snooping and personal and private lives of system ... without any suggestion that there is any relationship to the information found on the phone ... and any crime committed ... state Senator Mark Leno was pushing legislation to overturn the court's ruling ... arguing warrantless cell research is violate privacy rights guaranteed by the Constitution ... within minutes police can retrieve a wealth of personal information ... from calls made to sites searched ... two text messages sent and even recent locations visited ... supporters of warrantless searches say that's precisely the kind of information that can stop time ... maybe save lives and helped convict offenders ... please arguing that time it takes to obtain a warrant people can be checked off and evidence destroyed these are highly trained seal bull all people then you need to be a we get to them ... now ... so it's it's extremely important it's a very good decision but critics for a police now have car wants to go on fishing expeditions and target certain people simply to get to the information stored on their phone ... recent court rulings up holding warrant was cellphone surges in Georgia and Florida and banning them in Ohio are fueling the debate over digital privacy protection ... and setting the stage for the nation's highest court to eventually decide the issue you ... in Los Angeles Claudia Cowan Boxee's